diff --git a/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_status_verification.html b/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_status_verification.html
index f5c0dd7aae..3cee60e621 100644
--- a/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_status_verification.html
+++ b/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_status_verification.html
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
 <%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%!
   from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
-  from courseware.courses import course_image_url, get_course_about_section
-  import waffle
 %>
 
 <%namespace name='static' file='../static_content.html'/>
 
+%if verification_status == 'approved':
+
+%endif
+
+<%doc>
+This is for 'pending' statuses, where we are waiting for a response
+</%doc>
+%if verification_status in ('must_retry', 'submitted'):
+
+%endif
+
 %if verification_status == 'denied':
 <li class="status status-verification is-denied">
   <span class="title status-title">${_("ID-Verification Status")}</span>